Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
58.P.73 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Title |
Portrait of Herman Haupt |
Artist |
Archambault, Anna Margaretta |
Date |
1917 |
Description |
Three-quarter length standing figure, head turned to his left, hands at his sides. Subject has short, gray-white hair and full beard, thin brown eyebrows and brown eyes. Wearing black suit, tie and waistcoat with a white collared shirt; gold set glass on a gold chain hangs from waistcoat button. Gray-blue-to-pink background. Possibly after photograph. |
Label |
Herman Haupt was a highly regarded railroad engineer and inventor. During the Civil War, Haupt was appointed by Edwin M. Stanton as Chief of the bureau to build and repair all military railroads. The artist, Anna Margaretta Archambault, was the director of the Philadelphia School of Miniature Painting. She painted this after his death in 1905, possibly from a photograph. |
Medium |
Oil on canvas |
Dimensions |
H-55 W-38.25 inches |
Dimension Details |
Framed |
Credit line |
American Philosophical Society. Gift of Anna Margaretta Archambault, 1946. |
Search Terms |
19th century nineteenth century 20th century twentieth century painting engineer transportation women |